Notices of courses, meetings, workshops, etc.

Morphometrics and Statistical Shape Analysis Meeting UK 2010

The second UK one-day meeting on morphometrics and statistical shape analysis will take place at the University of Kent, Canterbury on the 11th January 2010. The success of the 2009 meeting held at Manchester highlighted the need for a regular meeting forum for researchers interested in the application of morphometrics and those working on the methodological and theoretical development of the discipline. The programme includes presentations by six experts and the opportunity for all participants to present posters on their research. Therefore, this meeting provides a stimulating forum for cross-disciplinary engagement between researchers and the possibility to develop new collaborative projects across the life sciences.

The meeting web site is now up and running.

The deadline for registration and payment of the registration fee is the 11th December. Please circulate this notice to all interested colleagues and students. If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Noreen von Cramon-Taubadel.

Geometric Morphometric Laboratory for Systematics and Evolutionary Researches - 1-5 February 2010

The Centre for Evolutionary Ecology is organizing a Geometric Morphometric Laboratory for Systematics and Evolutionary Research, from 1-5 February 2010. The Laboratory will be held in Italy at the Dept STAT of the University of Molise, which is co-founder of the Centre with the University of Roma 3. The Departement is located in Pesche, a small village near Isernia (Southern Italy, about 150 km from Rome). The Laboratory is addressed to max 30 research scientists and PhD students who are already skilled in the basics of Geometric Morphometrics and Statistics. The aims is to explore the analysis of different data, from landmarks to semilandmarks and outlines, both in 2D and 3D, with specific attention to comparative methods, ecophenotipic variation, and functional morphology interpretations. Morning classes and lab will be lectured and run by Dean C. Adams from Iowa State University and Dennis E. Slice from Florida State University. Afternoon lectures and lab will be given by Andrea Cardini, Paolo Piras, and Pasquale Raia who will present case studies and related software and techniques. Details about program, costs, transportations, accommodation and registration can be found at http://host.uniroma3.it/laboratori/paleontologia/workshop%202010.htm.

Short course in geometric morphometrics - 24-26 July 2010

a short course in geometric morphometrics will be held at Zonguldak Karaelmas University from July 24th to 26th 2010, immediately after the end of the 12th Rodent and Spatium meeting (http://ydl.karaelmas.edu.tr/rodensetspatium/turkey/). The workshop will cover introductory topics for biologists. Lectures and practicals will be given by Andrea Cardini (Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Italy, and the Hull York Medical School, UK) and Paul Van Daele (University of Ghent, Belgium).

For more information, please, go to: http://ydl.karaelmas.edu.tr/rodensetspatium/turkey/?git=11 or get in touch with the workshop organizer: Aslý Dogan, Department of Biology, Zonguldak Karaelmas University e-mail: aslidgn@gmail.com

 

 

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Leslie Marcus memorial

See the special section of the morphometrics forum.